(a) Includes persons identified as being of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander originSource: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, Queensland, 2002, cat. no. 4714.3.55.001

In 2002, 69% of Indigenous people said that they could easily get to the places needed and 54% reported that they had access to a motor vehicle to drive. Those living in remote areas were more likely than those in non-remote areas to have limited access to transport, with 58% not having access to a motor vehicle to drive and 15% reporting they often had difficulty getting to the places needed.

Fewer Indigenous people with a disability reported they could easily get to the places needed (57%), compared to of those without disability (75%). Similarly, 59% of young Indigenous people aged 15-24 years reported they could easily get to the places needed, compared to more than 70% of those aged 25 years or over.

Ten percent (10%) of unemployed Indigenous people reported either transport problems or distance as their main difficulty in finding work.

Comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations (ages 18 years or over, Queensland, 2002)

70% of Indigenous adults stated they could easily get to the places needed, compared to 87% of non-Indigenous adults.

Source: General Social Survey, 2002 and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2002. (See table 4 in the data cube 4714.3.55.001- charges apply).

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